Removable card holder for wallets and the like



A. BUSHNELL, 1R. REMOVABLE CARD HOLDER FOR WALLETS AND THE LIKE- APPL ICATION FILED DEC. 8, 1920.

Patelited Mar. 7, 1922.

2 SHEETS -SHEET 1- MN T OK I Jim) Bushnell J A. BUSHNELL, JR. REMOVABLE CARD HOLDER FOR WALL'ETS AND. THEUKE. APPLlCAT lON FILED 050.8. 1920.

1,408,981. Patented Mar. @1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- INVENTOR JZz/afi Busfi nell J}.

UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE REMOVABLE CARI) HOLDER FOR WALLETS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

Application filed December 8, 1920. Serial No. 429,045.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALvArr BUSHNELL, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Removable Card Holders for WVallet-s and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a removable-card holder for wallets and the like, and has for its object to provide an arrangement of elements which will eliminate the projecting parts at the bottom or lower end of filing wallets so that when one wallet is placed in front of another in a filing case the one being filed will not catch upon any part of those in the filing case.

-Another object of the invention is to produce a card holder having an open face and provided with card retaining means or runners beneath which the card is slipped and having a stop for one end of said card to position the same, said stop not exceeding the thickness of the card so that said stop will be flush with or lie below the outer surface or face of the card.

A further object of the invention is to provide a card pocket or receptacle open at one'end for the insertion of card and having a stop produced therefrom of a thickness within the limits of the thickness of the card used, said stop having a thumb re cess therein.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a card pocket or receptacle with a thumb recess at the bottom or lower end thereof or opposite the open end of the pocket and communicating with said pocket.

lVith these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains,may understand how to make and use the same I will describe its'construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which v Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a filing wallet or envelope embodying my invention, a portion being broken away and shown in section to illustrate the location of the card.

Fig. 2 is a section at the line 2-2 ofthe front face of the wallet or envelope.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the inside of the upper end of the superimposed wall or sheet forming the card pocket.

Fig. l, is a perspective view on a reduced scale showing my invention applied to a fiat wallet or envelope with the card removed.

Fig. 5, is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6, is a perspective view illustrating my invention in connection with a box wallet or filing case, the card being removed.

In carrying out my invention as embodied in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 2 represents a filing wallet or envelope which may be of any Well known or desirable construction such as fiat, box or expansible the latter being shown in Figs. 1 and 2 which has bellows folds 3 and includes a front wall 4.

On the outer surface or face of one of the walls as the front wall 4 is superimposed a sheet, strip or outer pocket wall 5 having a portion cut out to form a sight opening 6, the remaining material between the sight opening and the edges of the sheet forming parallel runners 7 and cross pieces 8 and 9 the outer edges of the runners being securely or rigidly attached to the wall 4: but leaving the inner edges of'those along the sight opening free so as to produce a pocket into which may be inserted a card 10, and the lower cross piece 9 is attached to the face of the wall 4- so that its inner edge is rigidly secured to said wall. and forms a sto l1 and said cross piece 9 does not exceed the thickness of the card to be used or must be of a thickness within the limits of the thickness of said card so that when said card is in place its surface will be above the surface of the stop or the cross piece 9 or flush therewith. The opposite end of the sheet 5 or the cross piece 8 formed therefrom is sufiiciently free from the wall 4 so as to produce an open end or mouth 12 leading to the card pocket and through which a card may be inserted when being placed in the pocket. The upper or open end of the sheet 5 preferably has a turned-over part 13 formed therefrom which is folded back upon itself in the region of the cross piece 8 thereby stiffening the upper or open end of the sheet 5 and providing a folded edge 14; which is arcuate in cross section so as to permit the insertion of a card,

and the material at both sides of this turnedover portion may form attaching strips or arms which fold over the upper edge of the wall 4 and are pasted or otherwise secured to the bellows folds.

In practice when a card is inserted in the card pocket it is forced downward until the edge of the wallet being inserted will ride over the face of the adjoining wallet clear to its lower end without engaging the inner edge of the cross piece 9, thus preventing the tearing of the cross piece 9 which would happen if the end of the card passed beneath the cross piece 9.

In order to give the card an 1n1t1al move- 'ment for removing the same from the card pocket I provide a thumb recess 17 which is cut from the cross piece 9 and is open along caused to protrude'from the mouth or open end of the pocket at which timeit may be grasped and entirely withdrawn from the pocket.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a flat wallet or envelope 20 provided with a closing flap 21 and to the outer face of the front wall 22 of said wallet is secured the superimposed sheet'or pocket wall 5 having the sight opening 6 and forming the parallel runners 7 and cross pieces 8 and 9, the runners being partially secured to the front wall of the wallet to form a card pocket, while the cross piece 8 is suficiently free to produce the open end or mouth 12 and the cross piece 9 is so attached that its inner edge is rigidly secured to the front wall 22 thereby producing the stop 11. From this it will be noted that the construction of the pocket is identical to Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is l. A removable-card holder provided with a card pocket open at one end for the insertion ofa card and a stop at the other end of a thickness within thelimits of the thickness of the card, said stop'having a thumb recess therein. 1 V V 2. In combination with a filing. wallet and the like, a sheet superimposed on the outer face of one of the walls thereof, having a sight opening and providing runners, said sheet with the wallet producing a card pocket having a mouth at one end for the insertion of a card and a stop formedby one edge of said superimposed sheet, opposite themouth, of a thickness not exceeding the thickness of the card. I p In combination with'a filing wallet and the like, a sheet, superimposed on the outer face of'oneof the walls thereof, having a sight openingand providing runners, said sheet with the wallet wall producing a card pocket having a mouth at one end for the insertion of a card and a stop formed by one edge of said super-imposed sheet, opposite the mouth and of a thickness not exceeding the thickness ofthe card, said stop having a thumb recess communicating with the pocket. I r 1 i removable-cardholder provided with a card pocket and having a stop produced by one of the edges of said pocket walls, the wall, the edge of which forms-the stop, not exceeding the thickness of. a card adapted to be inserted in the pocket. 5. A removable-card holder comprising walls to form acard pocket, one of said walls having a sight opening, the inner edge of a portion of the wall having thesight opening therein being rigidly attached to the other wall whereby said edge will'form a stop.

. 6; In combination with a wallet, a sheet or wall superimposed on the outer face of one of the walls of said wallet, said sheet or wall having a sight opening therein, a portion of said sheet or wall being rigidly attached along its inner edge to the wallet to form a stop. I

7. A removable-card holder provided with a card pocket and having ,astop produced by one of the edges of said pocket walls, the wall, the'edge of which forms the stop, not exceeding the thickness'of a card adapted to be inserted in the pocket, said wall having a thumb recess therein.

8. A removable-card holder comprising walls to form a card pocket, one of said walls having a sight opening, the inner edge of a portion of the Wall having the sight opening therein being rigidly attached to the other wall whereby said edge will form a stop, said rigidly attached wall having a thumb recess therein.

9. In combination with a wallet, a sheet or wall superimposed on the outer face of one of the walls of said wallet, said sheet or wall having a sight opening therein, a portion of said sheet or wall being rigidly attached along its inner edge to the wallet to form a stop, and provided with a thumb recess.

10. In combination with a wall of a wallet, a sheet of paper-like material superimposed on said wall and having a sight opening, a portion of said sheet being secured to the wall along-its inner edge whereby said inner edge will form a card stop..

11. In combination with a wall of a wallet, a sheet of paper-like material superimposed on said wall and having a sight opening, a portion of said sheet being secured to the wall along its inner edge whereby said inner edge will form a card stop, said stop not exceeding the thickness of the card used therewith.

12. As an article of manufacture, awallet, an apertured sheet of paper-like material superimposed on the outer face of said wallet, a portion of the sheet being free from the wallet, other portions thereof being partially free therefrom and another portion having its inner edge fixed to the wallet to produce a card stop.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

ALVAH BUSHNELL, JR. 

